Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
North Dakota State University
FE Exam (2000-2005)
The Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering students are not required to take the FE exam; however, some students depending on the future employment goals are inclined to take the FE exam. From these students, some choose the discipline specific test and some the general test. Because of lack of students and/or inconsistency in number of students taking the FE exam, the results are not used for a direct assessment of the program, however, data is collected and tracked for comparison purposes and to identify areas where students have performed below national average or the benchmark set by the department. The FE exam benchmark is set at 70% for the IE&M program.
Since 2000, the IE&M students have performed much better then the national average. Some of the areas where industrial engineering students have consistently been under performing as comparison to the national average include: Computers, Ethics, Material Science, Engineering Economy, Industrial Ergonomics, and Simulation. The latest results from October 2005, shows that 100% of IME students pass as oppose to 70% national average. The four areas where our students fall below the benchmark are 1) Probability & Statistics; 2) Computers; 3) Ethics and Business Practices; and 4) Electricity and Magnetism. The following are a summary of test results for IE&M students taking the FE exam.